The Atlanta Falcons have not exactly been primetime darlings in recent years, a function of being neither particularly good nor particularly exciting. The team was scheduled for just one primetime game in 2021 and 2022 and zero in 2023, marking just two contests under the bright lights for Atlanta in the Arthur Smith era. They lost both of them.
Things are different now. The eyes of the NFL are on the Falcons thanks to the Kirk Cousins signing, the high-profile flirtation with hiring Bill Belichick and subsequent hiring of Raheem Morris, and the team’s decision to draft Michael Penix.